Models of Intelligence

The Psychometric Model of Intelligence uses [blank_start]factor analysis[blank_end] to the results of different [blank_start]intelligence[blank_end] tests. It is a way to measure [blank_start]intelligence[blank_end]. Proposes that intelligence is made up of [blank_start]general[blank_end] intelligence which is made up of a cluster of special [blank_start]abilities[blank_end]. This explains why there are individual [blank_start]differences[blank_end] in intelligence. Factor analysis is a [blank_start]statistical[blank_end] method to separate intelligence into several distinct [blank_start]abilities[blank_end]. This helps us to understand the [blank_start]structure[blank_end] of intelligence.

Which model of intelligence describes intelligence as a physiological phenomenon?

Which are the two ways the brain has been studied in the biological approach?

A decline in intellectual functioning may be evident in patients with a damaged:

There is no correlation between IQ and brain size (grey matter)

What can have an impact on brain size?

Neuroimaging Research into Intelligence and Brain structure involves measuring [blank_start]brain activity[blank_end] while patients are completing an IQ test. It was found that [blank_start]more[blank_end] intelligent people have learned to use their brains more [blank_start]efficiently[blank_end], and therefore require less [blank_start]energy[blank_end] to solve difficult problems.

The contextual model of intelligence suggests that intelligence is relevant to the [blank_start]culture[blank_end] in which it is defined and [blank_start]measured[blank_end]. Intelligence is only understood in view of the [blank_start]society[blank_end] it comes from - cultural. People in different cultures have different ideas about what it means to be '[blank_start]smart[blank_end]' or 'clever' or to [blank_start]adapt to[blank_end] one's environment. It takes into account the different notions of [blank_start]cleverness[blank_end] in different [blank_start]communities[blank_end], and the effects of the culture in which a [blank_start]child[blank_end] is raised. It does not take into account the fact that some individuals are [blank_start]naturally better[blank_end] at responding to various [blank_start]intellectual challenges[blank_end] than others.

Indigenous people place more value in tasks like hunting and fishing than schoolwork but metropolitan environments place more value on school education.